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New U.N. Treaty Effort Could Cap Skyrocketing Plastics Production [1]

"Negotiators from around the world will start work this month on a treaty to reduce plastic pollution, in what diplomats say is the most ambitious round of climate diplomacy since the 2015 Paris agreement that focuses on global warming."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Waste [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
International [9]
Source: Washington Post [10], 02/09/2022
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Hydrogen Rainbow May Dazzle, But Journalists Should Eye It Warily [11]

The hype on hydrogen — and it’s various “hues” or forms — suggests environmental reporters should clearly understand how this energy source is produced, as well as the politics and industry PR behind its claims to be clean and climate-friendly. Our latest Issue Backgrounder provides the basics of hydrogen science, while cautioning about the industry’s “color game.”

SEJ Publication Types: 
Backgrounders [12]
Topics on the Beat: 
Climate Change [13]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [4]
Journalism & Media [15]
Science [16]
Transportation [17]
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National (U.S.) [18]
International [9]
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Public [8]
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"Study: Gas Stoves Worse For Climate Than Previously Thought" [19]

"Gas stoves are contributing more to global warming than previously thought because of constant tiny methane leaks while they’re off, a new study found."

Air [20]
Climate Change [13]
Consumer [3]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Pollution [21]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: AP [22], 01/28/2022
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"Why California’s ‘Great Bacon Crisis’ Has Yet To Arrive" [23]

"The pork industry claimed new animal welfare rules would bring chaos to the supply chain. Proponents say they need to get with the program".

Agriculture [24]
Consumer [3]
Food [25]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [8]
California [26]
Source: Guardian [27], 01/25/2022
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"Can They Go Home Again?" [28]

"The Marshall Fire destroyed the Colorado subdivision of Sagamore. Homeowners weigh how to build back -- and whether they will feel safe."

Climate Change [13]
Consumer [3]
Disasters [29]
People & Population [30]
Planning & Growth [31]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: Washington Post [32], 01/25/2022
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California Rooftop Solar War Heats Up As Regulators Pull Reform Proposal [33]

"Ballot initiatives to protect the current system, which state regulators say steals from the poor to benefit the rich, are filed for 2022 election".

Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Politics [4]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Public [8]
California [26]
Source: San Jose Mercury News [35], 01/25/2022
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Old-Fashioned, Inefficient Light Bulbs Live On at U.S. Dollar Stores [36]

"A Trump administration weakening of climate rules has kept incandescent bulbs on store shelves, and research shows they’re concentrated in shops serving poorer areas."

"For years, Deborah Turnerbought her light bulbs at one of the many dollar stores that serve her neighborhood in Columbus, Ohio.

Climate Change [13]
Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Environmental Justice [37]
Technology [38]
Public [8]
National (U.S.) [18]
Source: NYTimes [39], 01/24/2022
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Winter Gas Bill From Hell: Oklahomans Face Paying $1.4Bn Over Snowstorm [40]

"Customers saddled with paying 600 times the usual price for energy as regulators are accused of being too close to the industry they monitor".

Consumer [3]
Economy & Business [34]
Energy & Fuel [14]
Public [8]
Southwest (AZ NM OK TX) [41]
Source: Floodlight/Oklahoma Watch [42], 01/20/2022
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"Plastic Crisis Needs Binding Treaty, Report Says" [43]

"Pollution from plastics is a global emergency in need of a robust UN treaty, according to a report."

Consumer [3]
Pollution [21]
Waste [6]
Water & Oceans [7]
Public [8]
International [9]
Source: BBC News [44], 01/18/2022
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Fashion Industry May Finally Face Accountability for Its Toxic Footprint [45]

"A bill before the New York State Assembly could finally impose some standards on an incredibly polluting but little-regulated industry: fashion."

Chemicals [2]
Consumer [3]
Environmental Health [46]
Laws & Regulations [5]
Pollution [21]
Public [8]
Northeast (CT MA ME NH NJ NY RI VT) [47]
Source: Earther [48], 01/12/2022
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